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SMUG BYTES
Volume 8, Number 2
February 1991

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* SINCLAIR MILWAUKEE USERS GROUP
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*President - Bill Heberlein

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хү. Pres. — Neal Schultz
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*Secretary - Bud Dankert
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*Treasurer - В. Cultice

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*Tape/Disk -E. Pawlowski
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February 1991

(NOTE NEITHER ANY AUTHOR OR SMUG BYTES TAKES ANY RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ANY HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR EQUIPMENT.

Current Name Ага Address Membership List

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Cultice, Richard Paid 542-3591

Dankert, Robert Paid 253-0193 139 ш

Doneis, Armin 344-4694 101

Dorf, Mark Paid 639-1489 149

Dreger, Lloyd Paid 321-@694 97

Gardner, Jon Paid 444-2474 147 7277

Heberlein, Bili Paid 527-2191 108 po
Hilsmann, Rudy 251-5291 do diede

Kraemer, Gordon Paid 421-0179 49 "L4
Kussmann, Kenn Paid 353-9311 176 <;
Lorch, Duane 608-273-0847 156
Miller, Marty Paid 252-4028 68
Nickel, Denis Paid 1-284-9691 124

Pawloski, Ed 1-338-0260 13 27 :
Ramaker, Arnold 1-893-8865 183 й E cb. o
Schram, John Paid 765-8109 72 “№ "A 2, „ Disk-Drive
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Wallsteadt, Carl Paid 185

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PRESIDENTS PROGRAM

Well folks it looks iike there won't
be а Sinciair Computer Fest/Expo this
year. We are sorry to see this but ail
the newsletters indicate the only fest
.to be even showing some Sinclair stuff
will be the Dayton Computerfest. I
don't know any of the particulars but
last years was in August and I expect
the same for this year. If you want to
contact them write to Garry Ganger of
the Dayton Group. His address is 812
Hedwick Street New Carlisle, OH 45344.

I think SMUG would be interested in a
table and tickets. We still want to
"Keep Sinclair going" as we still use
and love our little black boxes and
hope to keep it going.

Can we get a caravan moving to get to
Dayton for the Computerfest? At least
meet at the fest to show off our stuff
and see what's available.

Up coming events: For directions call.
_ Chicagoland Computer Fair & Flea Mart.
Orland Park Civic Center. Sun. March
10 and Sun. April 14, 1991. Michigan
Crossroads Hamfest, Marshal High
School, Marshal MI. Sat March 16. Lake
County fairgrounds, Grayslake, IL.
Sun, March 24, 1991. Madison Swapfest
^& Computer Fair. Dane county expo
center forum bldg. Sun. April 7, 1991.
8am & $4 at the door. Swapfest,
Cedarburg, WI. Sat. May 4. 8 to lpm
Circle B Rec. $3 at door. Lakeshore
Hamfest. Manitowoc County Expo. Sat.
May 11, 1991. $3 at door. Swapfest 91.
Amer. Legion Post-Oak Creek. Sat. July
6, 1991. SMARC. Hamfest & Computer
Expo. Eau Clair WI. Sat. July 27,
1991. $3 at the door.

Please note all you digitizer's out
there. John McMichaels has a new print
program for the digitized pictures. I
have not seen any output from it but
if it is anything like his other
programs it must be good.

February 1991

EMSoft
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Now has in-stock the very best true
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new features. (includes 1 hr USA

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Tax-time means TAX-1-QL/89 $24.95
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MAILBAG _dbf $24.95
DBTutor _dbf $24.95
DBProgs _dbf $19.95
COIR/BOOTS SBas $9.95

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THE MEETING

Well the meeting was sparsely attended Our mail bag seems to keep getting
again. I brought the mugs, and most larger as other clubs either stop
have been picked up. There are still printing or disband completely. We are
four to be picked up. Come on folks happy to respond, but remember two
the club would like to get rid of them things: include a stamped envelope
and then I won't have to keep bringing with your name and address оп the
them to meetings. We confirmed the front and since you are asking a group
election of Bud Dankert as Secretary. of volunteers, who have many other
Since he ran unopposed it was a things to do, the response can be
unanimous vote but a good one. slow.

I mentioned there was а call froma From the Dayton newsletter comes the
young lady attending Northwestern item that Ashton Tate lost the suit
university. She was looking for some over copyrights to DBASE and they are
information on orphan computers and fighting the decision. Along with a
Sinclair in particular. It seems she poor 4th quarter they are in deep
was writing a paper on orphan do-do.

computers. She said she might attend a

meeting but the weather was not real Armin Doneis, Rudy Hilsmann, Duane
good and it kept her away. To bad, we Lorch, Ed Pawloski, Arnold Ramaker,
need the publicity. Jay Siegel. Hey guys Please renew.

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PUBLIC NOTICE FROM JACK DOHANY dated January 1, 1991

As of January 1, 1991, I have retired from my 2068 support
activities. I will accept no further orders from anyone for
anything, nor will I accept phone calls or апѕмег letters,
except from close friends or fellow developers.

The reason is this: I've been spending far too much time on
support, and virtually none on programming, which is my hobby
and passion. So I'm going to stop trying to be a dealer/guru,
and resume being just & programmer and hardware developer.

Of course I'm NOT defecting from the 2068 to another computer;
the 2068 is still the ONLY computer I like and use. I plan to
spend most of my free time for the next few years producing
software and hardware for it, which I’ll make available through
dealers such as RMG and Ed Grey. Other dealers who would like to
carry my stuff are invited to contact me.

What about support for my products? Dealers will forward any
problems or questions they can't handle to me, and I'll get
around to dealing with them eventually.

With luck, I’ll find time now and then to write articles for
UPDATE, which I've never had time to do.

I'd like to thank all of the many 2068 folks with whom I've
-. dealt, for their generosity and patience... and please leave me
alone now! |

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The Sinclair Milwaukee Users Group
с SMUG )

We are a not-for-profit group devoted
to serving the interests of those who
own, use, and/or are interested in the

Timex/Sinclair family of computers.

Editor and contact per
Bill Heberlein (414)
SMUG maintains a
newsletters with approximately 30
Users Groups across the U.S. and
Запада. Clubs not sending newsletters
Tor more than 6 months are removed

from our mailing list.

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CATUG Newsletter
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The next meeting of SMUG will be held on:

Wednesday, March 6,1991
6:00 Set Up 6:30 MODEM training using the QL
7:30 Business Meeting 8:30 Pick Up your Cup
9:00 Hardware information 10:30 Clean Up

Wednesday, April 3,1991
6:00 Set Up 6:30 MODEM training using the QL
7:30 Business Meeting 8:30

9:00 Software information
Location:

Equitable Savings and Loan,
145th and Capital Drive,
Milwaukee WI

February 1991

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